Myths About Pirates

Throughout history pirates have always been seen as "savage" people, and I understand why. When I think of a pirate, I think of a mean, tall, bearded man, with an eye patch, and a parrot sitting on his shoulder. I think of this because of all the different pirate movies I have watched.

In the movies, pirates are usually represented as a crew of mean men traveling together on a big boat to find treasure, or to steal goods and riches from other people traveling on boats. Not only that, but pirates are also known for hurting people, killing people and even kidnapping them. Pirates are also represented as, not so clean people who wear raggedy clothes and dirty hats. Although, there is many different types of pirates, which I am sure wear different clothes and have different styles.

There are many myths, as well as misconceptions about pirates. For example, many people think that pirates bury their treasures and create maps with "x" marking the spots of the places where they once buried them. Another myth, is that pirates wear eye patches for one of two reasons. One, being that they are missing an eye, or two, they use the eye patch as a technique to help their eyes adjust to the light of day and the darkness of the lower decks of their boats. Another myth about pirates is that they have their own slang. For example, that they say phrases like, "arr" and "matey." Another known myth about pirates is that when they lose limbs, whether it be their hands or legs they replace them with hooks and peg legs. One of the last myths about pirates is that they no longer exist. People think that pirates just somehow died off and that piracy is not a thing anymore.